Door-hanger



(No Model.)

J. H. LAWRENCE.

DOOR HANGER. No. 363,148. Patented May 17, `1887.

ll'NiTED STATES JOHN H. LAWRENCE, OF STERLING, ILLINOIS.

DOOR-HANGER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.. 363,148, dated May1'7, 1887.

Application tiled March 30, 1886. Serial No. 197,212. (No model.)

T0 @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN II. LAWRENoE,a citizen of the United States,residing at Sterling, in the county of Whiteside and State of Illinois,have invented certain new and useful ImprovementsV in Door-Hangers; andI do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and eXactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to letters or Iigures of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention has reference to that class of barn-door hangers in whichthe door is supported and carried on two horizontal bars, which areattached to the upper portion and rest, respectively, on the ends of theaxle of a carrying-wheel, the latter havingr its tread on a suitabletrack attached to the barn 5 and my invention pertains, especially, to anovel construction of that part of the hanger which includes thehorizontal bars aforesaid andis attached to the door.

The advantages of my construction are ils simplicity and the fact thatin the peculiar form shown in my invention all of the parts may beformed of straight steel bars, and thus rendered strong, light, anddurable.

As the carrying-roller and the portion at tached to the building are ofthe usual and well-known form,and nothing isherein claimed in referencethereto, I do not deem it necessary to particularly show or describesuch parts.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective of that portion of the hangerembodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a view of the top of the same. Fig. 3is a detail of the two parts employed in the construction of myinvention.

A is a steel bar, originally straight, but bent laterally by means ofdies to form three sides of substantially a square, consisting of thehorizontal part b and vertical portionsg g. The part b rests upon oneend of the axle of the carrying-roller, the angles a a, formed by thejunction or relation of the part b with the parts g g, serving,respectively, as stops for such roller.

B is a steel bar, also originally straight, having its endsbentlaterally by means of dies, so as to form loops G at each end, suchloops extending far enough beyond the part Z) of the bar A when A and Bare put together, as shown, to permit the axle of the carrying roller Dto traverse the entire under surface of the part b without the tread ofsuch roller coming in contact with the loop C. rlhe bar B has also, bymeans of dies, its central portion thrown slightly upward for a distancecor-` responding to the length of the part I) of bar A, whereby stops orangles d d are formedon the lower side of the bar B, corresponding inrelative distance to the angles or stops a a of the bar A. When the barsA and B are thus shaped, they are fastened together by bringing the openends of the loops C respectively against the side of the bar A at theangles in the latter and passing a rivet, e, vtransversely through bothbars. suitably bolted to the door.

The roller D (having its tread in the usual way astride a ledge on thebuilding) is placed between the horizontal portion ot' the bar A and thebar B, the part Z1 ofthe bar A resting on one end of the axle of suchroller, and the lower edge of the raised portion of the bar B resting onand forming a track for the other cud of such axle.

It will be seen that the device is very simple and easily constructed,and, being made from steel bars, is extremely strong and durable.

rlhe utility of my invention over similar prior devices consists in thefact that it is con structed of but two parts, whereby ease and cheapness of construction are attai ucd the number of points ofinterattaehment reduced, and, as a consequence, the liability ofseparation of parts lessened. Again, there being no vertical loops,rollers ot' any diameter can be used, and with the ordinary roller lessroom is required above the door; but the. main advantage is that, theloop C being formed ou the horizontal part .B and the extreme ends ofthe loops being attached to the plate A, such loops are rigidly held ateach end thereof, while in former constructions the open ends of theloops had no support other than a mutual connection laterally, which inno degree prei vented them from opening in the line of their bow. In myinvention there are no unsupported ends.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to The ends or sides g g are'secure by Letters Patent of the United States,

1. In a door-hanger, the combination of the bar A, bent to form ahorizontal central part, b, and endsgg at an angle with part b, and thebar B, having recesses d d in its lower edge and its ends bent laterallyto formloops G, the ends of such loops being respectively rigidlyfastened to the bar A at or near the angles of the latter, substantiallyas shown, and for the purpose described.,

2. In a door-hanger, the combination of the bar A, having the centralhorizontal portion, I), and vertical supporting ends g g, the bar B,provided with laterally-bent ends C, and placed parallel with theportion b of bar A and its ends attached to bar A at the angles a of thelatter, and the roller D, supported on a track, and its axis adapted toroll under and support the portion b and an equal length of the bar B,substantially as shown, and for the purpose described.

3. Adoor-hanger consisting of hanger-Ways formed of a bar or barsarranged with the longer axis in vertical plane, with lateral bends atthe ends of the Ways, iu combination with the vertical supports attachedthereto, and a Wheel having an axis running upon the Ways, said Wheelbeing adapted to run upon the track, substantially as shown, and for thepurpose described.

ln testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of Vtwo witnesses.

JOHN H. LAWRENCE.

lVitnesses:

VIRGIL S. FERGUsoN, JOHN G. MANAHAN.

